Faith briefs
Big Springs United Methodist Church
96 Highway 40
Sunday: 150th anniversary celebration: Dinner and reflections by members and former pastors, noon; service at the original church site (across Highway 40 from current site), 2:30 p.m.
Calvary Temple Assembly of God
606 W. 29th St. Terrace
Sunday: Start of Kids Krusade, new program for toddlers through children 13 years of age, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
Centenary United Methodist Church
245 N. Fourth St.
Sunday: Start of “Invitation to the New Testament,” eight-week Bible study, 6 p.m.
Central United Methodist Church
1501 Mass.
Sunday: Guest preacher Creighton Alexander of Wesley KU Campus Ministries, 10:45 a.m. Carry-in luncheon following worship.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries
1204 Oread Ave.
Tuesday: “Lawrence Dances of Universal Peace,” simple circle dances based on various faith traditions, 7 p.m.
Family of Faith Fellowship
2295 N. 1300 Road, Eudora
Sunday: Concert by Sherman Andrus, 6:30 p.m.
First Christian Church
1000 Ky.
Oct. 22: Ministry fair.
Ives Chapel United Methodist Church
1018 Miami St., Baldwin
Sunday: Igniting Ministries rally day, 10 a.m.
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
3001 Lawrence Ave.
Friday: Fall clothing giveaway, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Also, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 21.
Lawrence Jewish Community Center
917 Highland Drive
Sunday: Sunday with Rabbi Debbie Stiel. Family education day, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Kansas Union. B’nai Israel Cemetery Consecration Day, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Eudora.
Tuesday: Lunch and Learn with Stiel, noon-1:30 p.m., with “Medical Ethics: What Does Judaism Say about Organ Donation and Stem Cell Transplants?,” noon-12:30 p.m., Kansas Union, KU.
Oct. 22: “Community Relations and Israel,” presentation by Marvin Szneler, executive director of Jewish Community Relations, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Lone Star Church of the Brethren
883 E. 800 Road
Monday: Annual pancake and sausage supper, 5 p.m. Freewill offering will be taken.
Mustard Seed Christian Fellowship
700 Wakarusa Drive
Sunday: Evening worship, 6:30 p.m.
Plymouth Congregational Church
925 Vt.
Sunday: Celebration of church’s 152nd birthday, 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. services.
Trinity Lutheran Church
1245 N.H.
Oct. 21: Screening of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” 2 p.m. Lawrence Chamber Orchestra concert, 7:30 p.m.
Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence
1263 N. 1100 Road
Sunday: “Civil Relations, Civic Responsibility,” program by Valerie Mapstone Ackerman, 10:15 a.m.
Vinland United Methodist Church
1724 N. 692 Road
Oct. 21: Biscuit and gravy breakfast, 6 a.m.-10 a.m. Also from 6 a.m.-9 a.m. Oct. 22.
West Side Presbyterian
1024 Kasold Drive
Sunday: Mission and Stewardship Committee, noon. Deacons visit Presbyterian Manor, 3 p.m.
Oct. 21: Library Committee, 10 a.m.